AfD is 'extremist' - German intel agency --The country's most popular party has denounced the designation as "a severe blow" to democracy | 2 May 2025 | Germany's domestic intelligence agency has officially designated the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) as an "extremist" party. The designation comes despite the AfD leading national opinion polls. In a statement on Friday, Germany's Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) said that the AfD exhibits numerous signs of a party acting against the free democratic basic order while accusing it of "disregarding human dignity." AfD co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla have condemned the decision. "Today's classification is a severe blow to German democracy," they said in a joint statement. The BfV’s statement comes after a new Forsa poll released last month indicated that the AfD has 26% support, ahead of Germany’s Christian Democrats (25%) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (15%).